News of civil aviation world. - Page 51

Charter · 10-07-2018, 10:35 AM

Delta A220-100 first flight, the airplane will enter service in 2019. 75 A220 for Delta.
It is a small, beautiful jewel!

First A320neo for Chilean low cost Sky Airline

Charter · 10-08-2018, 07:04 AM

Air Tahiti Nui (an airline i have in my heart) takes delivery of its first B787-9.
Wonderful airplanewith an amazing livery!

Charter · 10-11-2018, 04:25 PM

The beautiful HiFly A380 has been leased by Norwegian for their London - New York route.
Norwegian is facing with engines problems with the B787, so leasing the A380 of the Portuguese airline they have been able to boost capacity.

Charter · 10-11-2018, 04:35 PM

Gulf Air received the first A320neo, 12 on order. Very interesting livery for Gulf Air, particularly beautiful wearing the B787.

China Airlines, hybrid-regular livery for the A350 B-18918. The airline decided to melt the beautiful China Airlines tail flower with the Airbus carbon fibre livery...great result.

Charter · 10-11-2018, 04:42 PM

When i think "Africa" i look at few important airlines: Air Algerie, Egyptair, Royal Air Maroc and Tunisair (in the North Africa), Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways in the East Africa, South African Airlines in the South Africa, but the real news is that Air Tanzania took delivery of the first B787-8 for international routes!
Beautiful the B787 in Air Tanzania livery, the first widebody for this "niche" airline.

DutchCollector · 10-11-2018, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Charter

The beautiful HiFly A380 has been leased by Norwegian for their London - New York route.
Norwegian is facing with engines problems with the B787, so leasing the A380 of the Portuguese airline they have been able to boost capacity.

That news is actually so old, the lease is already over! Unless they've renewed it, but that'd be unlikely.

Charter · 10-11-2018, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DutchCollector

That news is actually so old, the lease is already over! Unless they've renewed it, but that'd be unlikely.

Yes Thom, August was the problematic month for Norwegian. Even Air Austral leased the Hi Fly A380, then the giant hit a jet bridge so it should be under repair before a new leasing.
The collision happened at Paris CDG on September 7th when the airplane was under Air Austral leasing.

Charter · 10-12-2018, 10:16 AM

Air India B737 with 136 people on board hit a wall at the end of the runway during takeoff at Trichy airport (south India). ATC controllers checked a damage along the fuselage but the pilots continued to fly towards Dubai; then they diverted to Mumbai where the airplane has landed.
The pilots have been suspended.

Charter · 10-12-2018, 10:32 AM

About KLM and the Queen (airplane), the Dutch airline confirmed to continue to fly the B747-400 (15 still in fleet) for at least two more years after delaying the delivery of the A350's.

solicitor82 · 10-12-2018, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Charter

Air India B737 with 136 people on board hit a wall at the end of the runway during takeoff at Trichy airport (south India). ATC controllers checked a damage along the fuselage but the pilots continued to fly towards Dubai; then they diverted to Mumbai where the airplane has landed.
The pilots have been suspended.

I saw that in the news Ale (as I heal and rest my ankle)...didn't the ground staff at Trichy check the aircraft before the aircraft took off? Air India and Air India Express have been a bit negligent these days, as are some Govt owned entities in India. I'm glad that the pilots have been suspended, shows that safety is the priority of the airlines. The plane will be written-off soon!

Charter · 10-12-2018, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by solicitor82

I saw that in the news Ale (as I heal and rest my ankle)...didn't the ground staff at Trichy check the aircraft before the aircraft took off? Air India and Air India Express have been a bit negligent these days, as are some Govt owned entities in India. I'm glad that the pilots have been suspended, shows that safety is the priority of the airlines. The plane will be written-off soon!

As i have understood the airplane was taking off and she it the wall at the end of the runway damaging the fuselage; the ATC controllers told the pilots to land (at Trichy) but they continued the fly and then landed at Mumbay. Now, i am sure the controllers told the crew that the fuselage was damaged and i don't understand why the pilots did not land even if everything was in good conditions (except for a "minor", i imagine, fuselage damage).

Charter · 10-14-2018, 10:39 AM

Yesterday i missed a great airplane! I was spending a pleasant time at Fiumicino town eating fresh seafood when i looked at a big airplane landing on 16R runway; according to Flightradar24 it was a Qatar Airways A340-600! Usually flight QR131 (Doha - Rome) is operated by the B787-8 but yesterday i missed the Airbus "jumbojet"...

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Never spotted an A340-600...what a pity.

Charter · 10-14-2018, 10:53 AM

Some pics of Rimini "Federico Fellini" airport took from San Marino State, 22 km away.
As i told you Rimini is a very famous sea locality especially common among Russian holidaymakers; Transaero has been one of the many Russian airlines landing at "Federico Fellini" airport. As you can see, sadly, there is a scrapped Transaero B767 (a -200?) parked on a remote stand.

Anglojet · 10-15-2018, 10:42 AM

Some ground equipment had a fight with 747 PH-BFN at AMS today...

JReeves96 · 10-15-2018, 02:29 PM

I don't have a lot of years working at the airport but I do have some and these accidents are just careless employees. I truly don't understand how you can run a K loader into an aircraft engine or if the aircraft was under tow, where was the wing walker? When I worked in general aviation we would park an airplane next to our hangar. I made sure I had a wing walker on that hangar and we kept eye contact the entire time I was marshaling in aircraft. These mistakes can be dealt away with proper training. Hope whoever the ground staff contractor was they have to pay for it. Ridiculous.